Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in La Foa

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Restaurants12

La Foa Facts

Area427.3 km²
Population3,252
Male Population1,640 (50.4%)
Female Population1,612 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+462.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+59.9%
Median Age31.9 years (Male: 31.1, Female: 32.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,640 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneNew Caledonia Standard Time
Lat & Lng-21.71079, 165.82764

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La Foa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population5781,2892,0343,6033,2523,3863,469
Population Density1.4 / km²3 / km²4.8 / km²8.4 / km²7.6 / km²7.9 / km²8.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

La Foa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 59.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
La Foa+462.6%+152.3%+59.9%
South Province, New Caledonia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

La Foa Median Age

Median Age: 31.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
La Foa31.9 yrs32.5 yrs31.1 yrs
South Province, New Caledonia31.2 yrs31.6 yrs30.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

La Foa Population Density

Population Density: 7.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
La Foa3,252427.3 km²7.6 / km²
South Province, New Caledonia191,1857,313 km²26.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

La Foa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in La Foa

La Foa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$20,472$6,288$5,556$8,906$27,225$18,080$7,372$6,640
Total GDP$27.4M$11.6M$13.3M$27M$97.8M$78.5M$27.8M$25.6M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

La Foa CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
La Foa64,584 tn19.86 tn151.1 tons/km²
South Province, New Caledonia3,829,153 tn20.03 tn523.6 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
La Foa CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)64,584 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita19.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)151.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
CycloneHigh (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
11/8/846:14 AM4.165.3 km33,000 mNew Caledoniausgs.gov
4/12/842:49 PM4.992.5 km33,000 mNew Caledoniausgs.gov

La Foa

La Foa is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. the provincial seat of the South Province is in Nouméa, La Foa was made the chief town of the administrative subdivision of the South i..

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